Can You Beat Persona 5 Royal with only a MANDRAKE?! 🌸 MERCILESS | SOLO JOKER

Persona 5 Royal is known as one of the best JRPGs of all time, but can we finish the ENTIRE game with only a single MANDRAKE? Let's find out...
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Persona 5 Royal (one of the best JRPGs of all time) is available on PS5, PS4, Steam PC, Switch & Xbox X/S. The footage for this list guide was captured on the Playstation 5 version. Party members include Joker, Ann, Morgana, Ryuji, Makoto, Yusuke, Futaba, Haru & Akechi. This won't be our Last Surprise for this Shin Megami Tensei (Megaten) spin-off series - Persona 5 Tactica and Persona 3 Reload Remake challenge runs will Take Over the channel soon!
00:00 Intro
00:40 The Run Begins!
05:52 Kamoshida Boss Fight
07:15 Daily Life & Museum Palace
12:30 Madarame Boss Fight
14:41 Daily Life & Bank Palace
18:43 Kaneshiro Boss Fight
20:44 Daily Life & Pyramid Palace
23:19 Wakaba Boss Fight
24:58 Daily Life & Space Palace
28:06 Okumura Boss Fight
29:10 Daily Life & Casino Palace
30:31 Sae Niijima Boss Fight
31:40 Daily Life & Ship Palace
33:44 Shido Boss Fight
36:26 Daily Life & Depths of Mementos
38:07 Holy Grail Boss Fight
38:40 Yaldabaoth Boss Fight
40:44 Daily Life & Final Palace
46:57 Final Boss - SPOILERS
50:19 Ending & Outtakes
Rise voice by 15 AI.
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[@NGPlusVideos]

The man doesn't mess around, he'd got another one out. Well done :)

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks! There's no stopping the challenge run train! 😀

[@mehmetjj9163]

You here?

[@prodbyANT]

2 GOATs

[@connorharnage6697]

I'll be honest, Shido IS my favorite palace at least as of my last run (every palace after Sae's is fantastic). The rat puzzles didn't bother me as much as they did others. It just felt satisfying, uncovering all the cogs of Shido's conspiracy all the while giving each member of the Phantom Thieves their moment to shine. The game also has one of my favorite boss fight capped off with a 1v1 with the man who ruined Joker's life. My only real complaint is that it's too long but if too much of a good thing is my only problem, I'd say it's a damn good palace

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You make a good argument! Never considered its appeal from a lore perspective. I agree that it should be a bit shorter though. :)

[@daniellejackson6543]

​@RPGchallengeruns yeah it's the palace of THE guy responsible for why everything wrong has happened. He is responsible for the death of futaba's mother, the mental shutdowns, and why you are in probation to begin with. As a villain in general he was kinda mid(no real flair or interesting motive which maruki kimda makes up for), but he is still the culmination of most of your game till that point.

[@BrittleBook326]

Am I alone in enjoying Shido's Palace largely for story reasons in Persona 5 original and enjoying the rat puzzles?

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Blasphemy!! XD

[@TheResidence.mp4]

I also quite enjoyed the palace

[@jacksmileyco]

It’s okay I seem to be one of the only people who didn’t enjoy saes palace

[@kyionagiiii]

​@@jacksmileyco no when u actually play it it gets frustratIng coz its just sooo large

[@pcharl01]

Didn't hate it as much as many others when vanilla came out but it did get tedious.

[@ntrg3248]

In that trailer, the Japanese text basically was Morgana saying, "it looks like we'll have to do something else to move the jaw" and Joker's options are "kick the jaw" or "leave it alone" I guess they just cut out this mini puzzle because it didnt really add anything to the gameplay.

[@LoudWaffle]

Thumbs up earned solely because you actually made (er, are making) a complete correct guide to the game in the process of this run. It's amazing how in recent years the manipulation of search engine optimization has actually made correct information on video games (well, any topic really) super difficult, as all of the top results are invariably early-made guides with either little actual value, or outright wrong information because all they cared about was getting page clicks.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You said it much better than I could! And yep, so many of those websites aren't even written by fans. Sometimes they're made by people who have only played the game once. I'd rather take my time and create a proper comprehensive guide that is tried and tested by multiple players multiple times. Cheers for the "like"! :)

[@LoudWaffle]

@@RPGchallengeruns I've been playing Fire Emblem Engage and looking up any in-game info on it as I go through the runs is a nightmare. The thing is, I know good informative sites exist for it, but they just don't show up on Google. Instead I get shitty results from the same 6 sites that don't tell me anything relevant. It's frustrating, but as long as people like you care enough about games like this to compile information in an accurate and sensible way, and people spread the knowledge about these databases, things'll turn out alright.

[@fe_three_rosses]

a challenge run idea has been on my mind for a bit, an “opposite” run where each party member uses skills they were not designed for at all (which would only be possible in p5r specifically, with the jazz club and prison battle rewards). like Ryuji with Spell Master and Ann with Arms Master and Joker playing completely as support and Morgana not being able to use a single healing spell, stuff like that

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That actually sounds really interesting! :)

[@4fives992]

My favorite palace is the casino. That background music is so good.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good point! Yeah, Whims of Fate is an amazing track.

[@valentinosaunders3833]

that min max guide is the best reward for a patron i’ve seen in a while❤

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks! :) Originally I just made it for myself, but then I thought "why not share it around?"

[@MrMoridinalthor]

Kaneshiro's bank is the best because of the music.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

True, Price is a top-tier track. Not dancing along to the music could be an entire challenge run by itself! XD

[@fortnj]

I was binging a bunch of your videos just yesterday, what a coincidence! Awesome video as always 😁

[@cappachino20]

Your knowledge of this game is godly. I absolutely love the Persona series, and I even platinum'd this in both vanilla and Royal and still learned so much watching you. I subscribed after your Arise video, but am oh so definitely staying for what is very clearly a channel that's right up my alley. Keep it up man!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks so much, that's very kind of you to say. 😀 Hope you enjoy the future content! Something tells me you're going to absolutely LOVE the video that's releasing on Saturday, so stay tuned! 😉

[@patentpending7016]

love these types of videos ! your channel is crazy underrated , but keep up the great work ! looking forward to seeing how the run goes .

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You're very kind, thanks for taking the time to leave a nice comment. :)

[@beechteeth]

i just discovered your channel last week and your videos have been helping me through a really hard time in my life. thanks for making these

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Glad to help! :) Hope things get better for you soon.

[@inkdginger]

Another great video to do MASSIVE DAMAGE to my work day! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your content!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thank YOU for your time and for leaving a nice comment. Appreciate it! :)

[@aarondunne2655]

Got my dinner ready to go, let's do this! Big love for the videos and the effort my guy!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Hope it's a big dinner, cause this is a long one. 😉 Cheers!

[@Mystic-Aidan]

Absolutely loving this channel so far.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

And I'm loving all of your nice comments!! 😀

[@Moosoo]

Super impressive! Thank you for another great upload, I look forward to the next!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks for the positivity, I appreciate you taking the time to watch it! 😀

[@connorgillispie7128]

That complete guide looks really great and interesting and helpful

[@c3rberus04]

Good Job! Again one hell of a challenge there

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Glad you enjoyed it! :) It was a really fun one, especially with Mandrake being so weak!

[@marvin4708]

Just discovered your Channel and man, thats the exact content i was looking for. Mad respect for doing these challenges, i struggle to beat those kind of games on normal difficulty. Keep up the Output, you will blow up very soon🙂

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You're very kind, glad you're enjoying the videos! :) More coming very soon!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Another tough one, but a heck of a lot of fun! Is there anything we could have done differently? 🤔 The Final Fantasy challenge run videos have EXPLODED over the past couple of weeks, so I think that's a good sign to start diversifying the content more. I'm not saying we're leaving Persona behind, but I think it would be nice to see a wider range of JRPGs. Just let me know what you want to see! I'm trying to read & respond to as many comments as I can! (Oh and I turned down the background music a bit because people were asking for that. It's still a bit loud in the first couple of palaces to build up the hype, but it gets quieter later in the video). 🔥 _MORE CHALLENGE RUNS_ 🔥 ➡ *Final Fantasy VII* with ONLY ICE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHOui5dveZeYedk ➡ *Final Fantasy X* versus CHAT GPT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGOYialuqcuKkLM ➡ *Final Fantasy XII* without MAGIC or SHOPS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHOxgadpediJr9E ➡ *Final Fantasy XIII* without DEALING ANY DAMAGE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKG5k2inhpqCoas ➡ *Final Fantasy XV* with NO MAGIC at LEVEL 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKu8nntnZs19pbM ➡ *Dragon Quest XI* without DEALING ANY DAMAGE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apCpi2CIiM5qf7c ➡ *Pokémon Yellow* with ONLY METRONOME: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amOsZYKPoJpkrc0 ➡ *Scarlet Nexus* without PSYCHOKINESIS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJWTaomZfLJpnZI ➡ *Tales of Arise* without ARTES: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZWZkpysa7mArbM ➡ *Persona 1* without UNDERSTANDING ANYTHING: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGe5kpavqr5-kMU ➡ *Persona 3 Portable* with ONLY ANGEL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ_KqX1jobyif8k ➡ *Persona 4 Golden* with ONLY SLIME: kzbin.info/www/bejne/annanIOPbpysnNE ➡ *Persona 4 Golden* with NO NEW SKILLS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opSXeKKLl8mYd5Y ➡ *Persona 5 Royal* with ONLY GUNS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYGVYWBnhJeoZrc ➡ *Persona 5 Royal* with ONLY BICORN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4Grk2tsqbxoZpo ➡ *Persona 5 Royal* - 10 WORST ITEMS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ome4gqOaqtata5o ➡ *Persona 5 Strikers* with ONLY JACK-O'-LANTERN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6eVgnWljMt3kK8

[@jgrif7891]

How about some Dragon Quest 11 runs? I leave that up to you since it doesn't have as much of a presence and community as Persona and FF.

[@yourwaifu6101]

SMT III Nocturne with the default magatama?

[@mattivallio2158]

Persona 3 portable with a pixie?

[@RPGchallengeruns]

@@mattivallio2158 You almost perfectly guessed what the next run will be! XD

[@RPGchallengeruns]

@@jgrif7891 We will definitely get to DQ soon enough, there seems to be a lot of demand for it! :)

[@Orowam]

Damn man. I love this channel. Your efforts are amazing. I just hope you take care of yourself and make sure you don’t burn yourself out on these. That’s a LOT of game for 2 weeks

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks! It's very tempting to try to get these finished quicker so I can get more of them out there, but anything more than 1 run a month is probably not sustainable for games that take 50+ hours to complete. Next week's bonus video isn't a challenge run, it's just a fun video I wanted to put together for the heck of it. :)

[@Ggahni]

Excellent video! Keep it up! For anyone struggling with the Reaper, you can also let him ambush you, that way for some reason he only gets one move per turn instead of two

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Great tip, thanks for sharing!!

[@bigglue4585]

If there’s anyone that can do this, it’s RPG Challenge Runs! Looking forward to this video!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Get comfy and enjoy the ride!! 😀

[@azure3354]

Looking forward to that guide of your’s to becoming public. It seems like it’ll be super useful!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Maybe one day, once it's finished. We'll see how it goes. Keeping it as a Patreon incentive for now though. Thanks for checking out the video. Appreciate it! :)

[@IIZeromus]

Job well done! Have a MASSIVE like :)

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Appreciate it!! 😀 Every click really does count.

[@theseabear3008]

You're such a Chad for these runs. I watch your stuff as I eat.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Hope it's a big meal, because these are some LONG videos! XD Thanks for the nice comment!

[@kirb1128]

Dude, i can barely beat the game normally. Nice job!

[@whatisnani1540]

Ah yes a challenge run my prayers are answered

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Enjoyyyyy! ^^

[@NotCatchy]

just chilling here watching this and just realized you have the same exact wallpaper as i do, p5rmin max guide is a genius idea

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That's awesome! It's a great wallpaper! 😀

[@edoardomerlo1601]

Man you're guide is really awesome (i haven't used it since i've already 250 hours on P5R but it looks truly amazing), good good job! Also, I don't actually know if you know this, but the man of the "shady trades" is the father of the kid in front of the darts and pool, you can hear the kid ask to his father the object that the trader later wants, also they have the same jacket

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thank you, you're very kind! :) Ah I didn't know that, thanks for the extra lore.

[@TheAngelChaz]

Gotta admit watching your videos is making me wanna try challenge runs myself in final fantasy tactics :)

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Go for it! You got this! 😀

[@TheAngelChaz]

@@RPGchallengeruns thank you! I will have to do some mods but I’ll give it a go ^^

[@TheLiquidFaction]

I am loving this channel a lot keep it up friend. Also I would love another FF12 video cause that is my favorite game haha.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Will probably get to it again at some point! :) Gonna try some different games for now, I wanna explore what the audience wants to see. Thanks for the kind words!

[@Pocket_123]

these videos are enjoyable

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You're very kind, thanks :)

[@wolfiekitten450]

Even though I understand going merciless for the bonus damage when hitting weakness, hard is simply harder because of the other things merciless has over it. Either way enjoying the content on a bit of a binge right now so keep it up.

[@jojo_vegetables]

I was just about to rewatch the bicorn one.. perfect timing! Also, persona 3 portable apsaras only run when?

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Ooooh you're SO CLOSE to predicting what the next run is. SO CLOSE! 😉

[@Nixolodeon]

41:39 THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! i’m really really susceptible to jumpscares and it ruins my experience whenever i watch a video and one is edited in for a joke. i know most people can handle them but it’s definitely appreciated by people like me

[@RPGchallengeruns]

A few people have said the same thing, so you're definitely not alone! If you tune in to next week's challenge run, there will be a minor silly jumpscare at 34:40 . But in response to your comment I will also lower the volume on it. Hope this helps.

[@matthewsnover8320]

I respect the hard work it must've took to create that 100% guide. Doing it without any guide must be near impossible

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Yeah there would be simply too much to memorise! 😆

[@marioagainsttheworld6248]

Now i definetely wanna see you beating both Persona 3 and 4 with only a Pixie! ☺

[@RPGchallengeruns]

SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ONE CONTROLLER!! 😆

[@marioagainsttheworld6248]

@@RPGchallengeruns Now you wanna suffer 😅

[@Acksn]

Cool to see you post more videos, although I have to admit that it seems like everything's been done in Persona 5 already, I hope you go back to older games next times (what about some class challenge in FFV for example?). Cheers.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Upcoming challenge runs will be on other games, don't worry! I'm still new, so we're still experimenting and diversifying here. Cheers! :)

[@Rosie_Cozy]

i like shidos palace lmao but the rat puzzles are pretty confusing

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Vent, statue switch, unlock a door, vent, door, switch, door, vent, ARGH! 😆

[@billgogi8108]

Man, I’ve been looking for an optimized 100% efficiency guide.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

I'm still in the process of updating the Min-Max Guide. For example, I've just discovered a better way of getting great early-game armour easily and without taking up a time slot. We're gonna have this game PERFECTED. 😀

[@konstantinrokossovsky4112]

I really like the idea of Shido's palace, the actual palace is executed in a way which just makes it boring though. So overall it would have to be.....good question-I like all of them. Even started to like the spaceport recently.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Very true! Great concept, but way too long.

[@foxhound3956]

Futaba’s palace has to be my favorite for sure in this game. Mostly just because I love the music and visual design so much

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good choice! Yeah it has some fun puzzles and great aesthetics!

[@orochi_sama6679]

I feel like you should do this challenges on the regular p5 cause it doesn't have the op things that Royal has like the alarm for example but nice vid anyway keep it up👍

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Personally, I'd love to! It's just that more people have played P5R than P5 so it makes sense to go with the more well-known game. Cheers! :)

[@orochi_sama6679]

@@RPGchallengeruns yeah personally I've played Royal way more than the original as well so I get that😅

[@Arson934eva]

New subscriber I’m over leveled was stuck on the last palace I went from level 40 to level 82 🤣

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That's a big jump! 😆 Thanks for coming along for the ride here, glad to have you on board!

[@pokemonduck]

That Sparta reference :D

[@everydayidiotpro]

MORE MORE MORE! I NEED MORE!!!!!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

... can't ... take it ... anymore ... ... too ... much ... challenge running ...

[@EpicDiscovery]

I like you. You sound like Slope's Game Room

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thank you so much! Wow, his videos are so good, it's an honour to be compared to someone like him! 👍

[@MINTY_FN]

It's like if one of the hairy bikers made a persona challenge video, lol. fab stuff

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Hairy biker?! XD

[@CheesyLizzy]

16:22 That's awesome! 😄

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks :)

[@seanstone749]

Base Game: Shido's Palace. I enjoyed it more than the rest Royal: Third Semester (avoiding spoilers), I just vibe with that entire section of the game

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good call, the final palace is pretty awesome in Royal!

[@Tommygunnz219]

In regards to Shido's palace, I really like the music and Yusuke's scene with the Yakuza enforcer, but that's about it lol.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Haha that's fair 😆

[@MsDouggieFresh]

god I agree about shido’s palace, it’s just too damn long. plus at that point in a normal playthru we’re hitting the 70+ hour mark and I’m usually ready to get to the boss fights and wrap it up 😅 my fave is probably the bank I really love the bg music

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Totally agree! It feels even longer because it's near the end of the game.

[@MsDouggieFresh]

@@RPGchallengeruns also I’m super psyched for more final fantasy ;) I would love if you did something for x, x-2, or lightning returns

[@TwilightFirefly_]

I like Shido's palace but it's definitely not the best. My favourite is Sae's Casino, The Whims of Fate is one of the best songs in the whole game, and the aesthetic is awesome. You also have Akechi in the party who's really cool and it's finally to where the game is in the present. ❤❤❤

[@flamingfirepillar6005]

basic answer but Sae's palace is my favorite

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That's a great choice, to be fair!

[@brenden7245]

I like the idea of making an actual p3p guide that’s usable lol. It’s annoying doing ng+ and somehow still messing up a social link (Always used to be mitsuru I mess up maxing or not having enough points for aigis rank 10

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Yeah the P3P guides are super old and dated, and often don't work. I'm working on it!!

[@sonnitude]

Futaba’s Palace is probably my favorite, closely followed by SPOILERS dungeon in the second semester. I just enjoy the palaces where the big bad shadow or whoever is in charge isn’t a jerk or makes you question if you are doing the right thing ya know? If you do other games, I would love to see a dragon quest 11 run sometime! I would suggest all draconian challenges but that’s kinda been done to death, so instead I believe you can set your allies to AI control, so see if it’s possible to beat the game P3FES style without the hero lifting a finger.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good point about the final palace. Yeah bosses are much more fun when they're morally grey and make you question your actions.

[@mushboi6965]

My favorite palace has GOT to be Komashida's Palace or Madarame's Museum. I LOVE THE STORY of them

[@RPGchallengeruns]

True, the early game plot is really good!

[@ISuckAtVideoGames4Ever]

9:05 we need an compilation of all ur persona 5 runs where mogana screams JOKER when u die that would be cool

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Yes! This needs to happen! XD

[@ISuckAtVideoGames4Ever]

​@@RPGchallengeruns Well you know what to do then!

[@returntooat7799]

My favorite palace is 100% sae’s. Every playthrough just feels so fresh at this point of the game

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That's a great choice!

[@KorehaMugen]

21:44 i like komashido’s castle. Its the first one and has impact. Also sae’s casino

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good point, it's a great introduction to the game!

[@keneor4468]

As hard as it would be I am curious on how hard (if even possible) a hard solo challenge run would be. I mean in the end if you just cheese with instakill and stamps everything is possible but lemme explain. The issue here is that merciless is way easier than hard, since although damage numbers are suposedly harsher it's balanced by a crazy weak/crit multiplier, making you able to pull off damage numbers unseen at any point in a hard run. Heck, I only played through royale once but I HAD to switch from hard to merciless on Okumura because I couldn't deal with his goons and it made the fight a complete joke. I would be very interested in seeing such an idea for a run in hard mode, or maybe just solo joker but hard mode. It would make a lot of stuff way harder (like for example that double crit on yusuke's intro fight is not getting you out of jail this time.) Consider it next time you tackle Persona 5, although I understand if you get a bit burnt out of it, digging a bunch of your content although I do favour games I already have at least decent knowledge on, but I'm digging it!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You're totally right, I think Hard would very likely be more difficult than Merciless (for most bosses anyway)! I'll definitely be doing more Persona content soon so stay tuned. 😀

[@TaviiCatniss]

Nah that mom joke was so unexpected I love that lmfao

[@RPGchallengeruns]

You're the only person to mention that! 😆 Haha glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheGodOfInsanty]

I personally wish you would get the persona to level 99 before using gallows to max their stats. I would rather see how much of the game can be beaten with the stats inherent to the persona and having more effort put into skill management, instead of the middle to late section of the game mostly being a joke because you maxed the persona the instant you could. I don't mind maxing the stats when it's necessary to beat the bosses, but give stuff a try before doing that. I still love these vids. Good job mate

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Hey, you just want to watch me suffer more!! XD

[@TheGodOfInsanty]

@@RPGchallengeruns possibly... Your suffering is amusing. It may even be that things like shido aren't beatable without gallows. But I think it would be interesting to attempt anyways, just to see what an early game persona can really accomplish by itself

[@SymphoniaFly]

Mandrake is too op. Atlus, please nerf.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Breaking News: A tutorial enemy that can beat the entire game solo! 😆

[@leseety]

there's masochism, and then there's this

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Hahaha I don't know why I do this to myself XD

[@fedda9999]

did you know the on who is voice acting as kamoshida was also the voice actor for Wesker in Resident evil 5

[@littlebabyman8494]

31:42 This is an SMT 2 reference.

[@rei_createe]

😭😭 i finally finished Shido’s palace and only just found out yesterday that u could dash into enemies to instakill after having Ryuji maxed out for a few weeks now… 18:35

[@theotroup3105]

My fav palace has got to be the royal exclusive palace it's just an amazing looking palace and it's got a really good boss and story

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good choice! Plus that palace is absolutely MASSIVE!

[@_Ocks_]

I haven’t watched the video all the way but I hope it ends with a 99 magic mandrake with megidolaon and almighty amp and boost.

[@cyan8122]

Fuckin love shidos palace theme, singlehandedly makes it no1 palave

[@teeth227]

my favorite dungeon is spoilers, but besides that i think i like all of them fairly equally

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good choice! Very atmospheric.

[@nightcapgaming2819]

My favorite Palace would be Sae's Casino or Futaba's Pyramid

[@petermcdonnell6428]

This is (kinda) unrelated to this video but bicorn's moveset isn't all bad like he naturally learns apt pupil which in my opinion is a must for any physical build

[@tomsona5]

My favorite palaces are size and markies Palace

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Autocorrect going wild there! XD But yeah, the final palace is awesome. Totally agree.

[@angwelio]

Is that a challenge run on a game i haven't finished? I actually want to not spoil the game for myself, but i WILL come back

[@RPGchallengeruns]

"Add to Watch Later" :) See you in a couple of weeks!!

[@angwelio]

​@@RPGchallengeruns I did it I finished the game, I can watch this amazing video

[@namenamename390]

I noticed that the audio mix is a bit off. I think the music is a bit too loud and your voice a bit too quiet. But otherwise great video and an interesting challenge

[@RPGchallengeruns]

A fair criticism. Thanks for checking it out! :)

[@UPGAX]

Plz put in the description of this video or the next one when this might be realesed im talking about the all in one giude

[@RPGchallengeruns]

It's currently live as a Patreon reward for anyone in the 3 dollar or 5 dollar tiers. Currently it goes up to September, which is enough time to get you to max social stats, high confidant ranks and more. I'll keep adding to it each month so that patrons keep getting value. :) Cheers!

[@UPGAX]

@@RPGchallengeruns thanks so much I was about to start a run as a relatively new player and that would be horrible because I played a bit trying that and decided to just play normally sence it was to much for me

[@bradreed4414]

My fav palace is probably nijimas

[@shy1711]

M A S S I V E D A M A G E!!

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Yes!!!! ❤️

[@juulbob]

God I love all of the times he says M A S S I V E D A M A G E

[@RPGchallengeruns]

mmmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmm... **MASSIVE DAMAGE!!** 😆

[@juulbob]

@@RPGchallengeruns 😂 super impressive run as always man, and I can’t wait for you to do persona 3 in the future!

[@beyondawesomegaming3517]

My favorite palace is surprisingly the pyramid mostly because of the movement but also because it’s a good easy palace a nice part of the story in between the worst parts of the story. Meanwhile the spaceport is easily my least favorite again because of the music as well as the maze. I finally managed to memorize the path but it still sucks

[@Poisonjam7]

40:55 Yes, that is annoying as hell!! But at least it’s just the very end of the game in the Royal version; the ENTIRE FUCKING GAME is blocked in the original release, which is unfathomably stupid. I agree, it shouldn’t be allowed in any game.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Yeah devs really need to stop putting it in. Very frustrating!

[@scar432]

It is I the shido palace enjoyer

[@RPGchallengeruns]

D: !!!!

[@pizzacatiscute3658]

So you mention that accessories aren’t too useful towards the late game in these runs, have you considered the HP adhesive? It would free up one of your skill slots. For example you could have had null elec on mandrake for the second to last boss.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Ooh that's actually a great idea! Might try that setup next time. :)

[@pizzacatiscute3658]

@@RPGchallengeruns Good luck! Looking forward to it

[@littlebabyman8494]

24:22 Fuckin’ SMT boss.

[@leoalex50]

Man I really need to fix up my social links before the 24th but idk if I can still rank them up now though

[@leoalex50]

Since I’m on the 25th now

[@RPGchallengeruns]

There's plenty of time to get things ranked up, don't worry! :)

[@mine_meow150]

Bit late but my favorite palace is Casino palace

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Good choice, to be fair. Epic music, plus the chips system and the two bonus shops are awesome.

[@mine_meow150]

@@RPGchallengeruns the music is so good, the boss fight is pretty chill, and I enjoyed the underage gambling way more than I should have

[@HELLRAISER02]

Criticals are so painful in solo runs Also i find it funny that according to the wiki that purple shido has worse stats than red shido even tho futaba says hes getting stronger

[@RPGchallengeruns]

That's really interesting, I didn't know that!

[@akechi_gaming7154]

I'm doing this rn but with pixie

[@TheTrueAmaghedon]

not sure if it fits - but how about System Shock 2 - Psi skills only?

[@RPGchallengeruns]

I'll admit, I haven't played that one! Might look into it once the backlog goes down a bit. :)

[@saidesabhotla2309]

I think maruki’s palace is the best

[@navels553]

I do find it funny that he calls the Mandrake a little guy and a boy when the plants got boobies LOL

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Oops! Didn't really give it much thought TBH! 🤣

[@Charagodslayer666]

Shidos ship is my fav, unironicly

[@Kurtistrent007]

Challenge can you beat Ys Origin without grinding on Nightmare? Would be fun any route is fine tbh.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Sounds tough - I like it!

[@Kurtistrent007]

@@RPGchallengeruns Well you could do 3rd route well up to you i still need to finish that game on nightmare with every single character.

[@lewisspring35]

I dont mind Shido's Palace, but I have a personal vendetta against it because it was at that time that my PC began absolutely shitting itself with framerate drops. Ever since Shido's palace, the game became close to fucking unplayable, and Im not sure if my computer is showing its age, or if the PC version is badly optimised. Also at 31:02 Nijima normally picks an element one of your part is weak to, but because you have no weakness, she picks completely randomly. Aleo, Punishing Hail cant freeze to my knowledge, Im fairly certain none of her elemental roulette attacks can inflict status.

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Thanks, that's good to know! :) Sorry to hear about your Shido experience...

[@lewisspring35]

@@RPGchallengeruns yeah, and it basically got worse. The entrance to the Mementos Depths took me almost 2 minutes to get through because of how insane the lag was.

[@DaTanMan01]

Did you consider re-fusing to get a better trait?

[@RPGchallengeruns]

It felt more authentic to keep the same Mandrake for the entire run. :)

[@spuddylove6129]

Can you complete world of final fantasy without stacking you're team 👀

[@RPGchallengeruns]

Ooh, no-one has suggested that game yet! That could be fun! 🙂